Editing Book of Shadows (section)

==In popular culture==
The television fantasy series ''[[Charmed]]'' features a fictional ''[[Book of Shadows (Charmed)|Book of Shadows]]'' which contains spells and arcane law, and has a supernatural ability to defend itself from harm. In the 1996 film ''[[The Craft (film)|The Craft]]'', which some critics saw as a major influence on the series ''Charmed'',<ref name="DVDVerdict1">{{cite news |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/charmedseason1.php |title=Charmed: The Complete First Season |work=DVD Verdict |first=Judge Brett |last=Cullum |date=2005-02-02 |access-date=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321011436/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/charmedseason1.php |archive-date=2008-03-21 }}</ref><ref name="DVDTimes1">{{cite news |url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=56208 |title=Charmed: The Complete First Season |work=DVD Times |date=2005-02-18 |access-date=2008-04-19}}</ref> the ''Book of Shadows'' was referred to as an object in which a witch keeps her "power thoughts".

The 2000 sequel to ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' was titled ''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]'' and featured a Wiccan character, despite there being no mention of a "Book of Shadows", during the film. But in the film's [[Teaser campaign|teaser trailer]], reveals the "Book of Shadows" itself but never appeared in the film. In the trailer, the "Book of Shadows" was found by a half-naked woman with a twana symbol behind her back, at the woods of [[Burkittsville, Maryland|Black Hills]], until she was attacked by an unknown man.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Guardian|date=September 29, 2000|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/sep/29/news|access-date=April 18, 2018|title=Net debut for Blair Witch 2 trailer}}</ref> The title was seen as an attempt to capitalise on the ''Charmed'' series' established market.<ref name="11thHour">{{cite news |url=http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/112000/moviereviews/blairwitch2.html |title=Wow, they made a whole movie about the book from Charmed! |work=The 11th Hour Web Magazine |year=2000 |access-date=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807164106/http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/112000/moviereviews/blairwitch2.html |archive-date=2008-08-07 }}</ref>

In the 2011 television series ''[[The Secret Circle (TV series)|The Secret Circle]]'', each family is shown to have their own "Book of Shadows", with each book containing unique spells. As the book is passed down from generation to generation, each generation appears to write their own spells or notes, as indicated by Cassie's recognition of her mother's handwriting in her own family's "Book of Shadows".

The Japanese horror adventure game ''Corpse Party: Book of Shadows'' deals with the eponymous book during its final chapter, in which it is revealed to be an actual Book of Shadows very much in keeping with the description in this article (albeit in the game, there is only one Book of Shadows that exists, containing a complete chronicle of all spells that exist in the entire world, be they Wiccan or not). The Book of Shadows returns in ''Corpse Party: Blood Drive'' where it becomes a key element to the story throughout the game.

In the Australian television series ''[[Nowhere Boys]]'' two characters are known to possess a ''Book of Shadows''. One being one of the protagonists, Felix Ferne, and one being an antagonist, Alice Hartley. Felix's book was first thought to be his diary as he tried to hide its true existence from his friends, and Alice's book was thought to be her sister's.

In the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|fifth edition]] of roleplaying game ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', members of the [[Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)|warlock class]] can gain a Book of Shadows, which enables them to learn extra spells and rituals regardless of whether or not such magic is ordinarily accessible through the warlock class.

In the [[roguelike]] video game [[The Binding of Isaac (video game)|''Binding of Isaac'']], the ''Book of Shadows'' is featured as an active item the player can find. When used, it grants the player invulnerability which lasts for 10 seconds. It can be used multiple times as long as the player can recharge it by clearing hostile rooms/waves or by manually charging the item by other means.